Robotically-Assisted Left Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Mitral Valve Repair Through a Right Mini-Thoracotomy Gil Bolotin, MD, PhD, Alan P. Kypson, MD, L.Wiley Nifong, MD, W.Randolph Chitwood, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 4, Pages e63-e64 (October 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.093
Fig 1 (A) The surgical approach, 5-cm right anterior thoracotomy using a specially designed retractor, and (B) the femoral venous and arterial cannulation through the right groin. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, e63-e64DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.093)
Fig 2 Schematic drawing of the ablation procedure in the left atrium. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, e63-e64DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.093)
Fig 3 The FLEX 10 (AFx Inc, Fremont, CA) is held in position by the robotic arms. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, e63-e64DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.093)